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"TRUTH THE BASIC PRINCIPLE." Address Before Alumni Association By Rer. J J. Loner.?Election of Officers. >: The annual address before the j Alumni association of Newberry col-1 lege was made in Holland hall on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. The address was delivered by Rev. Jno. J Long, pastor of the Lutheran conorT.oor?a+inn of T.ittlp Mountain. Thft 6)iV?)ttViVU VfcV ? I Herald and News takes pleasure in presenting herewith the address in full. _ ! Following the annual address, the meeting of the association was held, and the following officers elected for Ithe ensuing year: president, W. A. Rast, class of 1899, Cameron, S. C.; vice president, Jno. B. Setzler, M. D., class of 1901, Newberry, S. C.; secretary, Professor Virgil B. Sease, class of 1908, dewberry, S. C.; treasurer, Prof "R. R Setzler. class of 1892, New berry, S. C. Mrs. President, Ladies, Genelemen and Fellow Alumni: I am keenly sensible of, and profoundly appreciative of, the honor that ynu have conferred upon me in that you have chosen me speaker of this occasion. However there is one regret wmcn I desire to express, and that is the disappointment that shall coire to you "because of my inability to measure up to the high standard that has been set by those who have addressed you on other occasions similar to this. I am today reminded of the Irishman who had the reputation ^f being a hard man, to whom sentiment and emotion did not appeal, and who was never known to give his approval to anything that pertained to public good. Pat eventually grew weary of his reputation and decided to undergo some reformation; so early one Sunday morning, to the great surprise and astonishment of his entire family, he got himself ready for church. While service was being devoutly engaged in, Pat arose, clapped his hands together and said: "Hellebbubelulah." Some one touched him on the shoulder and said: "It isn't Hallebelulah, it's Halleluiah." Pat quickly replied by saying, "I don't know what it is, but I'll just make a pass at it and go o**" So my friends, knowing what is usually expected of one on occasion like this, and feeling my inability to measure up to that which you have a right tto expect, I'll just be like aPt, I'll make a pass at it and go on. That there are many questions of vital importance confronting the human mind today, and causing th-e same no little degree of anxiety and trou-' ble to bring about toe desired solution, is a fact which all of us must" admit. There are political, legal, econotnic and financial qu-estions that ?5 +Vlr\ are engaging uie anciiuuu ui wc mind and heart of the great nation to which we belong ( and to these questions must be given serious thought and careful consideration. Not being a politician, no one would expect a discussion of some political Question at my hand. Not being a lawyer, I would not be expected to expatiate on some Question pertaining to that profession. Not having had any experience with those things that constitute finance, a discussion of somt; financial quesHon would be altogether out of place, and any effort on my part in that direction would cause you to subject me to censure and reproof. But, being a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, a discussion of some moral questior would not be inappropriate, especially the one I hare chosen for my subject, namely, "Truth, the Basic Principle." Truth is eternal, because God is its author; it is he who has brought it into existence and hts revealed it to man. The revelation of it has come | to us in such a way that impressions j have been formed which are deep and lasting. Herodotus tells us, in the' first bock of his history, that from the I age of five years to that of twenty,1 the ancient Persians instructed their j children only in three things, namely, j to manage a horse, to shoot dexterously with the bow, and to speak the +-?*n+>> clmwc t"hp imnrpssinn that truth makes and of how much ' importance they thought it to fix this 1 virtuous habit on the minds of the I youth betimes. The smallest dew 1 drop on the meadow at night has a 1 star sleeping in its bosom, and the '< most insignificent passage of Scrip- iture has in it a shining truth. Truth bears the impress of her own divinity, j and though reason may not be able : to take cognizance of -the fact, she ; may be filling the chambers of the ] ?--1 ? Tinrti-f on A tvlnrrr +Ti o + io nnt , SCJUX W 111 J. c1, iigut cum giwi j xU < born of earth. - ;Truth is the foundation of all ; knowledge and the cement of society, < and hence must he regarded as the ; hasic principle of the same. Upon this principle have been founded all our laws, moral, criminal and civil. Also the government of many nations, the civilizations, society and the three great sacred and divine institutions?the home, the church and the State. Those great sations that arose, flourished and decayed; whose governnment in a large measure has been forgotten; whose civilization no longer exists, and the traces of which only serve to furnish information to the lovers of history; whose society was once characterized by purity, chastity and virtue but has long since been dragged in the dust and thrust in the grave of oblivion; allowed tnemseives to be placed upon principles other than the truth, and hence went down in utter shame and defeat, rather fthan stand upon the glorious and eternal truth, wield their Dower and ex ! ert their influence upon all the nations of the world unt^l Father Eterjnity shall declare with regs.rd to the things that pertain to tthis mundane sphere all is over. This great principle as has already been indmated is the foundation of all knowledge. When 'men in ithe dark ages were endeavloring to throw off the galling yoke | of superstition and ignorance; to j bring about a revival of learning; to 'open the windows that eternal truth might penetrate all within, and that the youth of the land?the future home, the future State and the future church may be prepared for life's duties?they (turned to the great source of all knowledge. Yes, they knew that truth aloT>? offered the balm so sadly needed, and to obtain that which she offered would repair the i DroKen unKs in tne cnam, urwg oruex'out of chaos, convert darkness into 1 light, transform the old in'to the new I and bring to pass that which is essential to good government, pure. society 'and a prosperous and happy nation. | When real serious and solemn j thoughts come into the minds of men, thoughts that pertain, not only to tnis life but also that which is to come, then they turn to the eternal source of all truth, namely, the word of God. There they learned the cost of sin, the love of God and the salvation of men, and the knowledge that they obtained from this source is both correct and beyond question, because the foundation is true?the revealed will of God to man. ' Men in fthe past ages of the world labored under great disadvantages in seeking knowledge both for themselves and to be in^fkd to ot-ners, because the great IjB^principle was [not known and understood as nowaidays. Because revelations concerning | God to man were not studied and comprehended. Because the light, power and influence of the truth were not felt and recognized as today. But that some of them were not far from this great principle is a fact which no reasonable and conservative mind would for one momenlt attempt to Question. In this connection I gladly refer to the greatest philosopher of his day, namely: Socrates. When he came upon the scene and began to exercisees his strong mental faculties upon questions of g^eat moment he soon realized that "The Ethical elemant in philosophy, the higher na'ture in man as he designated, the very foundations of truth, of all certainty, and science, had been denied. Scepticism had b^m enthroned and was reigning triumphantly. He also saw that the only way to save science 1 itself frcm destruction "was to lay hold of ':his strong eternal element of truth, this hitherto neglected element, the moral nature of man; that in him which was higher and nobler than the mere physical fadts and laws of his being and of the material existences around him. It was thus 1 i * J AT* /vvv/v A/v A lie JllLCU liXC Cjrc Ul UJ.&LL IW CL OUUUIUC height of Wisdom and true science, while he secured the integrity of itruth and the possibility of human knowledge from being utterly swept away by the flood of scepticism. Protagoras confidently affirmed that ! man is the measure of all things and men differ. Things are only what cAAm 4-/v no #-?-r?r? nm? c LliCvV OCCI11 1/17 US CJ.ii.Vl v/Ui vu.avvj;nwuu vary; hence there is no such thing as absolute truth. It was Socrates, who said: "Man is rfhe measure of all things; but descend deeper into his personality and you will find that underneath all varieties there is a ground of steady tnith. Men differ but men also agree, they differ as to what is fleeting and transitory; they igree as <to what is abiding and eteraal." This great philosopher was not far from the truth when he clearly and strongly taught that "Virtue and happiness are inseparably united; that be only is happy who se \s the good ? - -1 J or iamny, irxeuus ai'u iamcnauu auu cvho learns to govern body and soul." FTe tells that "Temperance and moderation are preferable to sensual enjoyment, since the latter is merely the gratification of certain "wants, of which the fewer the better, and since it also destroys the true freedom of the soul. The true destiny and duty I of man is to assimilate himself to the ! divine by emancipating himself from i the dominion cf his passion." He I 1 believes the deity to be "The supreme I reason, the source of all things, the 'end of all human endeavors." In his argument with Ari^todemus concernl iing the divine existence, he said: "Then shalt thou, oh Aristodemus, understand that there is a being whose eye pierceth throughout all nature and -ttrTincp par i<? ntiPn tn PVPTV SOlind ! I extended to all places, extending 'through all ^iine and whose bounty iand care can know no other bound i | than those fixed by bis own creation." Thus, my friends, w? see that many men in past ages of the world sought :with untiring perseverance and unI rtr. tA 1-Tl ATTT f O frilfVl I WCiW^mg uv xvuv w uuux. Knowledge and wisdom they endeavored to obtain and acquire. They labored under great disadvantages, jthat the one longing of the human mind may be satisfied, namely: to i tVcinlr nrvrm tr> hplipvp in flDfJ to "ktlOW :the truth the great basic principle. Not only is truth the foundation of all knowledge bult it is also a thing of much power, as evidence of the . above statement I wish to speak somei what at length of spiritualism. The term spiritualism is used by philoso phical writers to denote the opposite of materialism. In a narrow sense it is also used Ito describe the belief that the spiritual world manifests itself by producing in the physical iT-rir-l /-I affanfa i n ovr\l i no Q V\V Vnftffn ?? WliU KJJ laws of nature. The belief in such occasional manifestations has probably existed as long as the belief in the existence of spirits apart from human bodies, and complete examination inl:o it would involve a discusI tiiuxi ui Liie ieiigiuiib ui an ages auu nations. In 1848, however, a peculiar form of it, believed to be b?.sed on abundant experiment evidence, arose in America and spread there with great rapidity and thence over the civilized world. This form which developed into that movement which has been called modern spiritualism be:gan in a single family. In 1884 a Mister and Misses Pox and Itheir two daughters living iu Waynes county, N. Y., were much disturbed by unexi plained knockings. At length Kate Fox discovered that the cause of the i isounds was intelligence and would make raps as requested, and communication being established, the rapper professed to be the spirit of a murdered peddler. An investigation into the matter seemed to show that none of the Fox family were concerned in producing the rapping; but the evidence that they were not concerned in insufficient. It was, however, at Rochester where (the two Fox girls soon afterward went to live with a married sister that modern spiritualism assumed its preeent form and that nnmmnnication was. as it was believ ed, established with lost relatives and deceased eminenlt men. I The presence of certain mediums was required to form the link between the worlds of the living and of I the dead, and Kate Fox and her sister were the first mediums. The earliest communications were carried on by means of raps. It was agreed that one rap should mean no an/1 fhr^p ves. whilp comnlieafed mes 6ages were obtained In ofther ways, such, as calling over or pointing to letter of the alphabet when raps occur at the required letters. This .modern fake became very popular and 'attractive and hence many came to study it, to learn it and to be influenced by it. It was not confined j to America, but wap carried over initio Europe in the year 1852 by Miss Hayden who claimed to be a professional medium. It spread like "wildfire within a few months of her arrival. Its first development being in the form of mania for table turning which seems to have prevailed all over Europe in 1583. The phenomena are divided into two main classes: Besides tne raps ana oiner sounas occurring without apparent physical cause, were mysterious movements of furniture and other objects; and these were shortly followed by the ringing of bells arid playing of musical instruments. Then followed the apnoaran^p nf lights: auasi human voices; musical sounds produced with out instruments. The mater ilization or presence in material form of what seemed to he human hands and faces and ultimately of complete figures, alleged to he not those of any person present, and sometimes claimed by ? ? ? ? ? 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